Does it matter whether the water was added before or after the urine when using a vessel?
Synopsis
Both the Mechaber and Mishnah Berurah hold that it makes no difference whether water preceded urine or urine preceded water in a vessel. If a revi'it of water was already on the ground when urination occurred atop it, recitation is permitted.
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